Trunk



(No Model.)

W. W. BRINKERHOFF.

UNK; No. 419,819. Patented'Jan. 21,1890,

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FEIGE.

WILLIAM W. BRINKERIIOFF, OF ALBANY, NEIV YORK.

TRUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,819, dated January21, 1890..

Application filed July 3,1889- Serial No. 316,414. (No model) To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it it known that I, WILLIAM l/V. BRINKER- HOFF, of Albany, in thecounty of Albany and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedTrunk, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to trunks constructed with fixed fastenings forstrengthening and holding the trunk together, and has for its object toprovide a trunk having fixed fastenings which will be eifective anddurable in strengthening and holding the trunk together, and by means ofwhich trunk-straps are dispensed with, and the strain on the lock andhinges of the trunk arising from rough usage is relieved.

The invent-ion consists in a trunk provided with fixed fastenings,constructed and arranged as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a view of the front of a trunk constructed in accordancewith this invention, and Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section thereofon the line 00 a; of Fig. 1.

1 indicates an ordinary form of trunk constructed with the longitudinalsheathing or protective strips 2 extending over the bottom and front andback of the trunk-body 3 and over the cover 4, and having metallicanglepieces 5 at the corners. The cover 4 is connected to the body 3'byhinges of the usual form, and is fastened by a suitable lock 6.

In order to strength en the trunk and relieve the hinges and look fromstrain, flat strips of metal 7 are secured to the trunk by rivets orotherwise, inlieu of trunk-straps. The strips 7 extend over the coverand body of the trunk beneath the strips 2, whereby they are securelyheld in place and are out of the way of being caught and torn off. Thestrips 7, being of metal, cannot be cut, broken, lost, or stolen, asleather trunk-straps are liable to be.

At the rear of the trunk, at the junction of the cover A with thetrunk-body 3, the strips 7 are connected by strap-hinges S, whichoverlap the ends of the strips 7, and are riveted to the latter and tothe trunk cover and body,

and form a strong connection, besides relieving the strain on theregular trunk-hinges.

usage, so that even were the trunk to become broken it would be heldtogether and the contents prevented from falling out.

lVhile the invention has been shown and described asapplied to aparticular form of trunk, it is obvious that it may be used with andwill be serviceable for any form of box, crate, or other receptaclehaving a cover.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new anddesi re to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A receptacle having a cover provided with metallicfastening-strips secured to the body of the receptacle and its cover,said strips being connected by hinges and looks at the junction of thecover and body of the receptacle, substantially as shown and described.

2. A trunk having a hinged cover and lock and metallic strips extendingacross the cover and body of the trunk and secured thereto withsupplemental hinges, and locks connecting the strips 7 at the junctionof the cover with the trunk-body and secured thereto, substantially asshown and described.

3. The trunk 1, having the hinged cover l. with lock 6, longitudinalsheathing-strips 2, extending over the cover and body of the trunk,metallic strips 7, extending across and secured to the cover and body ofthe trunk beneath the strips 2, and supplemental hinges 8 and locks 9,connecting and secured to the strips 7 and the trunk at the junction ofthe trunk body and cover, substantially as set forth.

WILLIAM W. BRINKERHOFF. Witnesses:

CHARLES A. EARLE', E. L. J UDsoN, 2d.

